35-hr work week to boost quality of life, productivity gains November 19, 2020 A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Thursday said the proposed 35-hour alternative work arrangement would result in productivity and quality-of-life gains wherever adopted.Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said the bill seeking to allow employees […]
A matter of life and death for thousands of Filipinos The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday said that reenacting the 2020 budget for next year would compromise the country’s pandemic response and recovery efforts.Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said a reenacted budget would threaten […]
Palace resolve to recover from recession remains strong Malacañang remains optimistic that the Philippines can soon recover after it officially entered a recession with a 16.5 percent economic plunge in the second quarter due to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) related lockdowns.Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that… Read More […]
Leaders of the House of Representatives belonging to the majority who somersaulted on their Yes votes on the Anti-Terrorism Bill of 2020, should resign their committees, said Camarines Sur Representative and Deputy House Speaker Luis Raymond Villafuerte. Certified as urgent by President Rodrigo Duterte, the bill that would […]
Until cases reach thousands It is “too early” to consider placing Metro Manila on a lockdown, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday night, unless the country reaches sustained community transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Duterte made this remark after Albay Representative Joey Salceda suggested a one-week […]
House panel to look into entry of $1.02-B in cold cash China is smuggling millions of dollars into the country, through Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), to finance its intelligence gathering operations, according to Senator Richard Gordon. Alarmed by the information, the House of Representatives’ Committee on Ways and […]
